History of Farming in Ontario

HISTORY OF

FARMING
IN ONTARIO

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g This paper takes the reader through the early settlement from 1783 to the
_ro modern period of 1888-1912. We see how farming and farm industries

developed and how the population was distributed during these times. We
see the trends of settlers moving into the Urban centers instead of rural and
how the farm industries (making cheese, butter, wool, etc) move off the farm
to the city factories.

Excerpt: "The farmer's wife in those days was perhaps the most expert
master of trades ever known. She could spin and weave, make a carpet or a
rug, dye yarns and clothes, and make a straw hat or a birch broom. Butter,
cheese, and maple sugar were products of her skill, as well as bread, soap,
canned fruits, and home-made wine. In those days the farm was a miniature
factory or combination of factories." (Introduction by Esther)

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